Philly mayor plans announcement about school girl's abduction

Police investigate the playground in Upper Darby, Pa., where a 5-year-old girl wearing only a T-shirt was found hiding under a piece of playground equipment almost a day after she was abducted from her school. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, Alejandro A. Alvarez)

Authorities say the young child was kidnapped Jan. 14 from her elementary school by a woman posing as her mother.

A passer-by, Nelson Mandela Myers of Upper Darby, found the girl early the next morning shivering on a playground about a mile away. Myers was on his way to the Upper Darby transportation center heading to his job in Norristown, Montgomery County, when the girl called out to him for help, according to previous reports.

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Police have been asking for the public’s help in identifying the female abductor and a male accomplice.

Authorities believe the victim was targeted but have not disclosed a motive. School officials say personnel did not follow proper procedures before releasing the child.